Sexual Health
Seizing the Misunderstanding of Family Sexual Education in Children during Five Key Periods in Child Sexual Education
Post Date November, 16 2024
Many parents have misunderstandings about children's sex education. Due to parents' prejudice and ignorance of sex education, they always shyly say the word 'sex' to their children. When children ask sexual related questions, they perfunctorily avoid not wanting to answer, which can lead to children's misinterpretation of sex. Even if some parents are willing to answer questions about sex or genitalia, they are not willing to directly name those nouns and instead use lies to perfunctory matters.
There are five key periods in children's sex education
Oral stage Age stage: 3 months to 1 year
When infants are about 3 months to 1 year old, their sucking needs become particularly prominent, and they like to suck their fingers, which is the initial manifestation of their sexual desire in the Oral stage period.
The contact between the mother and the child's body can increase the sensitivity of the child's nervous system and promote the differentiation and development of the child's brain. Children who have insufficient physical contact with adults will suffer varying degrees of damage to their intelligence and sexual sensitivity.
Don't force the baby to bite his fingers. Consider giving the baby a pacifier to satisfy his Oral stage.
Age stage of ambiguity: 1-2 years old
Generally, starting from the age of 1-2, children notice the physical differences between males and females. With the development of language ability, children aged 2-3 may ask awkward questions, and psychological setbacks during this period can affect their future growth.
One and a half years old is a great time to educate children on sexual physiology. If possible, it is also possible to have boys and girls of the same age bathe together, exposing their small bodies to identify differences in physiological structures and encourage them to observe the differences between each other and themselves.
Phallic stage Age stage: 2-4 years old
Children enter the Phallic stage when they are 2 to 4 years old, and sex education in this period is the foundation of Sexual maturity in the future. Many children start playing with their reproductive organs around the age of 2, which is their sexual game. A good way to avoid children playing with their genitals is to wear shorts and schedule colorful activities every day to divert their attention.
Parents can choose appropriate timing in their daily lives to help their children understand which parts of their body should not be exposed, which parts are not good, etc.
Age stage during love: 4-6 years old
During this period, children begin to fall in love, also known as the love of a loving mother (loving father). This complex is prevalent in the process of children's Psychosexual development and is suppressed by the subconscious, which may become the psychological root of various mental diseases in the future.
